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Old 11-30-2017, 05:38 PM   #14
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Default Re: Leaky Zenith carb.

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Originally Posted by skeazle View Post
Thanks everyone for the help! I ordered a new viton fuel valve and a gasket kit. I ran the car for 10 minutes and shut off the shut off valve and it ran for a minute then shut off. So that has to be working but the glass bowl at the firewall was still full of fuel. I'm so confused! If the gas was turned off so that the car starved for gas then why wasn't the glass bowl dry also? Jim
The glass bowl stays full, even when you turn off the fuel and run the car till it stops. Your tank valve may be leaking enough to cause a pool on the floor but not enough to keep the motor running.
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